Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-16
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out his tnware business and leave Yer
gennes. There was a narrow es
cape from asphyXia in Monkton. Mr..
Nernal Spooner who lives alone, at the
age of IS years, got up early, and closed
the draft to his coal stove. He awoke at {
nearly sulfocated, but has entirely recOv-
cred LA Mr.. f. c. Dyer of West Sails
bury, killed Is months pig the other day
that weighed 53S pounds dressed. ......
A fine Christmas service is in preparation
by the Congregational Sunday school. 1t
is by Rareshde, and music by Campiglio,
and consists of harmonious carols, re
sponses, recitations, etc. 1t will be given
Sunday morning, December %.
The little daughter of Charles Calsse,
jr., who has been dangerously sick is
much better. .... Mr.. Judson A. Tolman
of Chicago, who has been the guest of his
uncle, Mr. Amos Wetherbee, has returned
to Chicago. Mr.. Tomau was one of the
few VINO were present at the hanging of
school closes Friday next for two weeks
......The telephone line connecting the
State school with the depot, which had
fallen into disuse, has, through the enter
prise of Superintendent Healy, been put
in perfect working order and
patronized by all the business
firms in town 1t is understood
that the continuance of this vim
will secure telephone connection with
Burlington at an early day IA second
alarm of fire was sounded Friday night,
but it was only the lighting up of the
smoulCering emDerS of the dry house
which We're soon put out. .... Monday
evening the legal voters assemble at city
hall TO take action on the issuing of new
bonds to fund the city Indebtedness out
standing bonds.
At the public meeting at City hall, Mon
day evening, Mayor McCuen in the chair,
! Judge Smith, clerk, the following mo-
/ : ~ a1 ha nd
city treasurer be instructed to procure
and execute city bonds having 20 years to
run to the amount of $4,000, with interest
at per cent; that the mayor, G. A. Booth
and Herrick Stevens be authorized to sell
so many of said bonds as may be need
ed to cancel as many of the outstand-
ing bonds as can be obtained. .......
Mrs Patrick Ryan, after a brief Illness
died Monday at his residence here, aged
to years Heart disease was the probable
cause. The funeral occurred Wednesday
afternoon ...M Mrs J. W. Ross of Rut-
land il visiting relatives and friends here
..... Miss Fanny Ross, telegraph opera
tor, was summoned to Bethel Tuesday to
take the place of an operator who was
taken i'll.
The funeral of Patrick Ryan occurred
| Wednesday forenoon. He leaves "a wife
but no children .... Miss Ida Kingsley of
New Haven teaches in district No. 2,
Weybrdge. The south school in
Whiting is taught by Miss Alice Flint IT,.
AT the Methodist church a Christmas
boat will be prepared in place of a
Christmas tree Monday evening. .......
Miss Ida MOulton is teaching in the Van
derhoof district, West Addison .... Dis
trict school No. :, Cornwall, will be taught
by Mr.. Francisco of Rutland, student at
Dartmouth college. ....... Miss Isadiere
Adams teaches the Potash bay school,
West Addison. In the Elisha Smith
AZ -t,i1t 10, will h. ,l,rr
At the installation of Rev. Mr. Plllsbury
the afternoon services included prayer by
Rev. Granville Wager reading of the
scriptures by Rev. w b, Hague sermon
by Rev. c. f. Garter; prayer of installa-
tion by Rev. O. H. White, d. D.; charge
to the pastor by Rev. ). F. French; the
right hand of fellowship by Rev. 5. f.
Calhoun; address to the parish by Rev.
+. Il. Perkins. Judge Smith submitted a
paper welcoming the new pastor of the
people. The benediction was then pro
nounced by Mr.. Pillsbury. By request OF
the moderator many remained TO take the
pastor by the hand. His appearance was
greatly in his favor
South Hero.
Wallace Robinson was kicked by a colt
Thursday, breaking his nose and cutting
his cheek open......J John Livingston o.
Mlnburn, Iowa, has been at l.. Living
{ ston's... Guy o. Adams has returned t.
Montpelier. ..... Miss Carrie Fl. Robinson
is going to Winooski to spend the winter
Enosburgh Falls.
Gen. G. l.. Marsh has purchased one
, half of the Mississquoi Touring mill of ID
b. Stllson and the new frm will be Still
son Il Marsh. The Brigade band vii
give n concert at Quincy House hall, De
q cember -, assisted by the Unity quar-
: tette and Thomas Rive orchestra. ....
y WhOOping cough is very prevalent her
among the younger children, youn
i child Of II. II. Budd having died with
h Tuesday, and Others having it hard.
Waterbury.
Roswell G.. Holr of Michigan, stage
at Barretts Hotel Thursday night, Oh h
way TO Worthwhile TO give Il lecture .....
Is Curtis y. Arms has sold the western PAT
of the new bank block TO Hiram BuyC
a. for $500, to be used As "A meat market an
u grocery. ....The wife Of Rev l.. ii Il
lott, bible agent, who has been quite To-
y with typhoid fever for more than w
= months, has so Tar recovered as to be aO
IL TO sit up two and three hours at time
" y large sarcOphagus shaped monumel
= was erected at the grave OF Xenus Watt
y 1t is of Barre grants and consists of Ihr
bases, polished die and a capital orn
mented with cornice and pediments.
he Westfeld
20 Y, J. Boynton of Johnson, chief post c
e flee inspector OF New England, spel
u, Thanksgiving week with his relatives
~ town George r. Hoyt has bought tn
~ West Charleston creamery stock OF butt
=. consisting of 1850 pounds at % cent
20 "A pound. During the season he has bong
10 IS, 40l pounds of creamery butter for Whit
J.. he has paid S96OO25, besides large guam
81 ty of dairy butter here and at Newport.
y During the past two weeks series of unit
eu meetings nave been held under the dire
~ ton of the pastors, Rev. Rufus King, Co
u, gregational, and L. \. Granger, Method
- with the assistance since Friday of Re
u Sylvester Donaldson, presiding elder
Re the st. Johnsbury district. There b
LIS been good attendance from the first wi
H a deepening degree of interest
ad North Ferrisburgh.
The Friends have beautitied the inter
of their house of worship. 80, Miss Bert
Ige Mallory led the young peoples meeti
tx, last week and Alden Percival this we
o.. 90. One grand juror looks carefully af
i'll, all cases of intoXication He is the rig
rn- man in the right place 40. NJ. Wicl